André Ostier
André Ostier (1906–1994) is a French photographer well known for his artists portraits and photo reports on "la vie parisienne"
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Portraits
He captured the creative spirit and environment of painters such as Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, etc.; writers such as Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Cocteau, Truman Capote, Jean Genet, Paul Valéry and Tennessee Williams; and fashion designers Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.[1][2]
Parties
He also immortalized the grand parties of the 1950s and 1960s, where masks and costumes frequently heightened the festive atmosphere. Subjects included the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Carlos de Beistegui, Jacqueline de Ribes, Barbara Hutton.[3]
References
- Andre Ostier : Photographies de peintres et de sculpteurs. 1941-1982" : musee bourdelle. Musees de la ville, Paris, 1983
- Andre Ostier : Masques Et Bergamasques : French Institute Alliance Francaise, New York, 1988.
- Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition at Fondation Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent, 2006